EFFORTS FOR PEACE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10955, 18 July 1921, Page 5

EFFORTS FOR PEACE

FUTURE OF IRELAND DE VALERA CONFERS WITH BRITISH PREMIER. SIR J. CRAIG ARRIVES. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright* Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Julv 17. 0.0 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Mr Lloyd George and Mr de YaJera conversed fur eighty minutes to-day, the Premier having previously conferred with iMr Hauutr Greenwood and Lari Curzon. It is officially stated that the conversations will be resumed on Monday. Sir James Craig lias reached London. He is to confer with the Premier, who will inform him and the Cabinet of discussions and proposals interchanged with Mr de Valera. (Received** July 17, 5.5 p.tn.l LONDON, July 15. Following on a communication from Sir James Craig, several members of the Lister Cabinet have left Belfast for London to attend the Irish conference. DE VALERA’S DESIRE THE CRUX OF HIS COMPROMISE. (Received July 17, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Apparently Mr do Valera wishes Mr Lloyd George and himself to come to an agreement, Mr Lloyd George to then settle with Ulster. Mr de Valera also made it plain that he must submit any scheme for ratification to the Dail Eireann. Mr de Valera, however, has intimated that he is prepared to give Ulster St least the powers enjoyed under the Home Rule Act. It is reported that the crux of Mr de Valera’s compromise is a domnmd for an Irish constitution on Canadian lines, by which. Ulster would have all the governing powers it wants provided they were derived from a centra.' Irish Government. “ grasp the opportunity »! IRELAND'S RfTVf A~R.K A RT/RI TRANSFORMATION. (Received July 17, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Speaking at a complimentary dinner to Mr C. A. McCurdy (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury), Mr Uoya George said:— -“The less said about the remarkable transformation in Ireland the better at present. But this is a remarkable fact. Mr de Valera, chieftain of the vast majority of the Irish race, has been in conference for nearly three hours with the Prime Minister of tti. country, discussing various methods and suggestions for a settlement of the long controversy between the Irish British peoples; the old, biMer, waste- 5 ful fend wherein for ages there _ha» been a catalogue of disastrous blunders and endless opportunities lost . Let us trust the present opportunity will not be lost.” PROPAGANDA MINISTER JOINS DE VALERA. (Received Julv 17, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Desmond Fitzgerald, the Sinn Fein Minister of Propaganda, has been released after twelve weeks' internment at The Curragh. and has proceeded to London to join Mr de Valera. INTEREST IN AMERICA OUTCOME OF NEGOTIATIONS AWAITED. (Reoeired July 17, 11.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 14. Senators la Folletto and Norris have asked the Foreign Relations Com- . nuttee not to take action on their respective resolutions asking for’recognition of Irish independence, and protesting against Britain’s violation of land warfare laws in Ireland, pending the outcome of the negotiations between- Mr de Valera and Mr Lloyd George, but they have declared *h*+. they will press for action if the negotiations fail. ' BELFAST DISTURBED POLICE AGAIN ATTACKED. (Received Jolv 17, 5.5 pjn.) LONDON, July 16. The Belfast police were again attack, ed to-day. The military are patrolling the disturbed area and the Somerset Regiment is being brought in. Meanwhile the military are conferring with the police and civilian authorities. LONDON. July 15. There was farther rioting in Belfast i late last night. Several were InUnl and thirty or forty were wounded. A licensed house was -burned and looted, and there waa much looting of shop*. (Received Julv 'l 7, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. | Fyiday passed peacefully in Belfast, except for the burning of a publichouse. Ts SEAPORTH HIGHLANDERS ARRIVE. (Received July 17, 11.5 p.m.) „ LONDON,- July 16. Owing to the continued disturbances in Belfast, a battalion of Seaforth Highlanders have arrived in the city. THE ENBLISH CAMPAIGN SINN FEINERS SENTENCED. (Received July 17, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Three Sinn Feiners at Manchester were found guilty of treason, and felony and sentenced ,to fifteen years’ imprisonment. Ono was sentenced to ten years, four to seven years, five to five years, one to three years, and two were acquitted.